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Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group |
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Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group |
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55th Jamboree on the Air
20th - 21st October 2012
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In the Beginning... The first Jamboree on the Air was held in 1958 following the success of the amateur radio station at the World Scout Jamboree at Sutton Coldfield in 1957. JOTA is the largest international Scouting event in the world with over 500,000 Scouts and Guides taking part. |
55th Jamboree on the Air |
JOTA & Radio Scouting Jamboree on the Air is the highlight of the Radio Scouting calendar, when Scouts have the opportunity to practice many of the skills they have discovered during the year. The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group has taken part in JOTA since 1981. |
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de GB4NDS...... Our Radio Station at Overstone will be open from 2100 hrs local time on Friday 19th October and operated until 1500 hrs local time on Sunday 21st October 2012. We were active on 28MHz, 21MHz, 14MHz, 7MHz and 3.5MHz on the HF bands (around the World Scout Frequencies) and also on 144MHz VHF (around 144.325MHz) and 434MHz UHF. |
CQ de GB4NDS...... Photographs of our station During JOTA weekend we took several photographs of our activities at Overstone. Follow the links below to view this year's event or highlights from previous years.
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On the Air with Echolink? Once again this year we made use of the Internet facilities to enhance our Jamboree on the Air station. We were on the air with Echolink which allowed us to contact Scouts around the world using amateur radio via the internet.
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World Scout Bureau HB9S is the amateur radio station of the World Scout Bureau in Geneva. Click on the badge below to find out more about their station and Jamboree on the Air around the world..
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JOTA Documents & Links
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JOTA Badges around the World With around 500,000 Scouts and Guides taking part in Jamboree on the Air each year, many countries issue special badges for the event. Here is one site where you can view JOTA badges from around the world - Jay's Patch Collection. |
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The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group provides opportunities for Scouts to complete the Communicator Badge and can also provide facilities for the Electronics badge and the IT staged activity badges. |
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